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Melinda J Ellison Assistant Professor

Positions

Member, Rangeland Center , College of Natural Resources
Assistant Professor, Range Livestock Research, Animal & Veterinary Science , College of Agricultural & Life Sciences 2016 -

Ellison is based at the Nancy M. Cummings Research, Extension and Education Center and her research focuses primarily on the effects of grazing livestock on wildlife and range.

Research Areas

Publications

selected publications

academic article
- Poor feed efficiency in sheep is associated with several structural abnormalities in the community metabolic network of their ruminal microbes. Journal of Animal Science. 96:2113-2124. 2018
- Diet shifts provoke complex and variable changes in the metabolic networks of the ruminal microbiome. Microbiome. 5.0. 2017
- The effect of residual feed intake status on rumen microbial profiles in ewe lambs. Proceedings of the Western Section American Society of Animal Science. 66:133-137. 2015
- The relationship of residual feed intake and visceral organ size in growing lambs fed a concentrate- or forage-based diet. Livestock Science. 176:85-90. 2015
- Diet Alters Both the Structure and Taxonomy of the Ovine Gut Microbial Ecosystem. DNA Research. 21:115-125. 2014
- Diet alters both the structure and taxonomy of the ovine gut microbial ecosystem. DNA Research: an International Journal for Rapid Publication of Reports on Genes and Genomes. 20:1-11. 2013
- The effect of diet and feed efficiency status on small intestinal mRNA expression of angiogenic factors in growing lambs. Proceedings of the Western Section American Society of Animal Science. 64:396-399. 2013
- Use of Pyrosequencing Technology to Genotype Imidazolinone-Tolerant Wheat. Crop Science. 53:2021-2027. 2013
article
conference paper
- Effect of high sulfate water on rumen microbial populations in lambs. Plant and Animal Genome Meeting. 2016
- High sulfate water affects volatile fatty acid profiles in lambs. Plant and Animal Genome Meeting. 2016
- Combining bioinformatics and statistical modeling to understand the ecology of the rumen microbial ecosystem in sheep. Plant and Animal Genome Meeting. 2014
- Jejunal expression of intestinal growth-promoting genes in high and low efficiency lambs. Plant and Animal Genome Meeting. 2014
- Effect of diet type and feed efficiency status on rumen microbial populations in sheep. Gases & Animal Agriculture Conference. 2013
conference poster
- Effects of diet and feed efficiency on rumen microbial profiles in sheep. Plant and Animal Genome Meeting. 2015
- Rumen microbial populations associated with feed efficiency in forage-fed lambs. Plant and Animal Genome Meeting. 2015
- The effect of diet on rumen microbial profiles in sheep. Plant and Animal Genome Meeting. 2013
- The effect of diet on feed intake and performance traits in sheep. Colorado Nutrition Roundtable. 2012
report
- Microbial ecology associated with improved feed efficiency in sheep 2013

Research

principal investigator on

Improving feed efficiency in sheep through rumen manipulation and producer adoption awarded by Western Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Graduate Student Grant 2013

Background

education and training

Ph.D. in Animal and Veterinary Sciences, University of Wyoming , Laramie, WY, Dissertation: Rumen microbial profiles associated with variation in feed efficiency of lambs 2016
M.S. in Animal and Veterinary Sciences, University of Wyoming , Laramie, WY, Thesis: The effects of diet and feed efficiency status on performance, carcass characteristics, and rumen microbial profiles in sheep 2013
B.S. in Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Animal Biology Option, University of Wyoming , Laramie, WY, Minor in Fisheries and Wildlife Biology 2010

Contact

full name

Melinda J Ellison

located in facility

Nancy M. Cummings Research, Extension, and Education Center